Dinka warplay
59 x 55 mm | Negative film nitrate
There are records relating to alternative images that we do not have scans for in the database:
2005.51.170.2 - Print gelatin silver , (55 x 53 mm)
2005.51.170.3 - Print gelatin silver , (108 x 151 mm)
2005.51.170.2 - Print gelatin silver , (55 x 53 mm)
2005.51.170.3 - Print gelatin silver , (108 x 151 mm)
Date of Print:
Unknown
Accession Number:
2005.51.170.1
Description:
A group of dinka men with spears and parrying shields, apparently engaged in warplay with another group, an activity which sometimes accompanied social events between groups.
Photographer:
Godfrey Lienhardt
Date of Photo:
1947 - 1951
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Warab
Group:
Dinka
PRM Source:
Estate of Ronald Godfrey Lienhardt, via Ahmed al-Shahi (literary executor)
Acquired:
Donated 2005
Other Owners:
Godfrey Lienhardt Collection
Class:
Social Life , Weapon
Keyword:
Spear , Shield
Activity:
Performing
Event:
Ceremony , Dance
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 21/7/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
